Gridley High School - Pylon Yearbook (Gridley, IL)

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CHORU Choruses were organized in the Gridley School in Kemp as director. This activity has grown in popular at present there are sixty-six enrolled in chorus wor The first boys' chorus was composed of five memb was composed of eighteen members. Today, the members and forty, respectively. For five years a chorus has represented our soho Each year we have received a comparatively high ratin represented our school are Mary Heiple, Kenneth Rich, Kiefer, and Edmund Zehr. The students representing the chorus at the 1939 follows: first soprano--Jean Frey, Josephine Tanton, Marjorie Wilfongg second soprano--Hazel Kent, Bernice Carolyn Kuerth, Margaret A. Taylor, Eleanor Everroad, Ruth Bertsche, Helen Hauser, Evelyn Gerig, Evelyn Cor 1935-36, with Mrs. John ity from year to year until k. ers, and the girls' chorus hips number twenty-eight ol at the county meet. g. The soloists who have Clifford Roth and Evelyn -LO county meet are as Florence Kuerth, and Kahle, Violetta Wilfong, and Eleanor Funk, alto-- nwell, and Maude Heiple. The girls have selected as their number, Wwhen Twilight Comes' by Mclntire. On March 9, l9LO, the annual school musical was choruses sang several numbers of which the most outst By the Girls: WThanks Be To Godn--O'Riley nWhen Twilight Comesn--Mclnt By the Boys: 'God Bless American--Irving NMemoriesn--Lehar-Grey Other numbers were given by the freshmen girls, the b octet. The school band completed the program with se Other activities in which the Glee Clubs partici singing of Christmas Carols, entertaining between the and participation in a pgoram presented by the Amerie Members of the choruses presented the following services: By the Girls: 'The Lord's Prayer' WI Will Extol Theen By the Boys: WThe Lord is My Shepherd' WI Heard the Voice of Jesus held. The boys' and girls' ending were: -Dickens ire Berlin oys quintet, and the boys veral numbers. pated this year were the acts of the Junior Play, an Legion. numbers at baccalaureate Says' Our choruses have been quite fortunate in having as accompanist, Miss Martha Fix. She has given us some music appreciation lar routine of accompanying the choruses. We feel th in addition to the regu- at we have actually been able to do better work because we have had such a competent accompanist. The students of chorus work wish to extend to Mr for her efforts to build a better group of singers. -29- s. Kemp their appreciation

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Back Row: Heiple, B. Kahle, Cornwell, C. Kuerth, H. Kent, Frey, Tanton, M. L. Klein, Everroad, Taylor, Freed, M. Wilfong, M. A. Klein, Gibbs. Middle Row: A. Roth, E. Funk, Hauser, F. Kuerth, Bertsche, Diggle, Yergler, M. Kent, Hibbs, Becker, Porzelius, Benedict. Front Row: Burton, V. Wilfong, Hany, Grusy, B. Funk, Kaufman, Rinkenberger, Zehr, Gerig, Hoobler, Fleming. 3 5 5 guys Q 5'13fV aft .id i'A 34 M L 3 'sw , ' ' ' ' ee B F ' 'FFMMWMV I ,Y . . raw f new 4 5333? Nwagn 1k K ' 4 -'ffy p 'W ' V' E255 Back Row: V. Funk, Rowley, Litwiller, Gerig, H. Roth, Henriohs, Schertz, E. Zehr. Middle Row: Westermeyer, K. Roth, L. Rich, Wahls, Frey, E. Scarbeary, A. Gramm, T. Kirkton. Front Row: Froelich, J. Kearney, R. Schlipf, Ehresman, A. Schlipf, D. Zehr, Dodson, R. Kirkton, G. Kahle. E. Bolby, L. Phillis, and M. Kinsella were absent -2g-

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BAD Back Row: V. Rich, T. Kaufman, L. Rich, Foor, V. Wilfong, Wahls, Froelich, Oliver, L. Ellenberger. Middle Row: Mr. Meeker, Gibbs, E. Cornwell, Andrews, Benedict, Pfister, Schram , F. Wilfong, Gerig, P. Kaufman, J. Ellenberger. Front Row: M. L. Klein, J. Rich, Stewart, E. Hoobler, Rediger, J. Cornwell, S. Hoobler, R. Kaufman, J. Ellenberger, B. Hoobler, M. McCain. The band was organized during the school year of 1937-38 under the direc- tion of Mr. John O'Toole. The first public appearance was made before the Parent Teacher's Association in March, 1938. Concerts were given weekly during the next two summers under the sponsorship of the Lions' Club and the business men. After the death of Mr. O'Toole, the band was taken over by Clarence Mas- sey who was succeeded by Mr. Earl Meeker in November,l939. Mr. Meeker and his work have been well-known in this community for a num- ber of years and we feel that we are very fortunate in having him as our direc- tor. Under his leadership the band has made definite progress. Public interest has been aroused, new uniforms have been promised by the American Legion and more instruments by the school board. We expect in another year to compare favorably with the bands of neighboring schools. Thirteen of our members are grade school people. Since there is no grade school band, we are grateful for this nucleus for our future high school bands. The present officers are: President, Leonard Rich, Vice-President, Vio- letta Wilfongg and Secretary-Treasurer, Evelyn Cornwell. Those absent when this picture was made are: L. Phillis, Louis Phillis, Helbling, M. K. Pfister, E. Rinkenberger, and J. Diggle. -3Q..